Data for 1996

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1996

1996, as Frederick Solt’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1996 covers 143 countries on 2 measures. Namibia is highest, at 65.8; Denmark is lowest, at 22.1. The middle country reads 39.2. Against 1995, 112 values changed (73 up, 39 down), 7 countries joined.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) · Data for 1996

HighestNamibia

65.8

LowestDenmark

22.1

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

143countries
2measures per country
1996the year it describes
119distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
Public domain or CC0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1996, as published. Frederick Solt ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1996: every country, as published by Frederick Solt, University of Iowa.
derived
1	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	65.8	3.16
2	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	61.6	1.86
3	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	56.8	3.16
4	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	56.7	3.85
5	BrazilBRASouth America	56.4	0.44
6	ParaguayPRYSouth America	53.4	1.11
7	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	53.3	2.43
8	BelizeBLZCentral America	52.9	2.61
9	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	52.4	4.05
10	PeruPERSouth America	52.3	1.42
11	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	52.2	4.24
12	PanamaPANCentral America	52.1	0.83
=13	BoliviaBOLSouth America	51.6	1.51
=13	HondurasHNDCentral America	51.6	1.73
15	ColombiaCOLSouth America	51.4	1.74
16	NicaraguaNICCentral America	51.0	1.95
17	EcuadorECUSouth America	50.9	2.28
18	ChileCHLSouth America	50.7	1.11
19	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.5	1.97
20	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	50.4	5.51
21	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	49.8	2.96
22	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	49.5	3.14
23	MexicoMEXCentral America	49.4	1.23
24	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	48.6	2.08
25	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	48.3	3.40
26	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	47.8	1.85
=27	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	47.5	3.68
=27	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	47.5	2.83
=29	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	47.3	2.59
=29	KenyaKENEastern Africa	47.3	2.24
31	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	47.2	3.98
32	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	46.5	1.23
33	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	46.2	3.47
34	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	45.7	3.01
35	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	45.5	2.38
36	GuyanaGUYSouth America	45.3	3.16
=37	ArgentinaARGSouth America	44.9	1.17
=37	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	44.9	3.42
39	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	44.4	2.18
40	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	44.2	1.54
41	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	44.1	2.84
=42	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.9	1.82
=42	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.9	2.59
44	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	43.7	3.43
45	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.5	2.85
46	GuineaGINWestern Africa	43.4	2.45
=47	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	43.1	2.03
=47	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	43.1	2.11
49	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	42.9	2.29
=50	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42.8	3.29
=50	VenezuelaVENSouth America	42.8	1.43
=52	Costa RicaCRICentral America	42.6	1.10
=52	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.6	3.00
54	IranIRNSouthern Asia	42.5	1.24
=55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	42.4	1.43
=55	MaliMLIWestern Africa	42.4	2.73
57	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	42.3	2.55
58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	42.2	2.73
59	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	41.9	1.49
60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	41.8	2.24
61	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	41.4	2.68
62	FijiFJIMelanesia	41.3	3.06
=63	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	41.1	2.28
=63	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	41.1	4.00
=65	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	40.7	3.24
=65	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	40.7	2.35
67	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	40.6	2.23
68	JordanJORWestern Asia	39.9	2.05
69	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.7	2.97
70	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	39.4	2.42
71	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	39.3	2.81
72	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	39.2	1.67
73	UruguayURYSouth America	38.8	0.68
74	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	38.4	3.50
75	QatarQATWestern Asia	38.3	3.96
76	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	38.2	2.31
77	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	37.9	2.29
78	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	37.6	2.24
79	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.4	2.65
80	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	37.2	0.99
=81	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	36.9	1.49
=81	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.9	1.83
=81	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	36.9	2.05
84	United StatesUSANorthern America	36.8	0.64
85	YemenYEMWestern Asia	36.5	2.62
=86	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	36.3	2.63
=86	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	36.3	3.53
88	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	36.2	1.07
=89	TongaTONPolynesia	36.1	2.80
=89	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	36.1	1.85
91	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	36.0	2.61
92	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	35.9	1.30
93	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	35.8	2.48
94	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	34.8	2.21
95	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	34.4	2.25
96	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	34.3	1.28
97	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	34.1	1.89
98	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	34.0	2.51
99	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.7	1.11
=100	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.6	1.27
=100	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	33.6	0.65
102	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	33.5	1.95
103	IsraelISRWestern Asia	33.4	1.24
104	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	33.3	2.18
=105	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	33.1	1.10
=105	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33.1	0.34
107	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	32.8	1.47
=108	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	32.6	1.89
=108	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	32.6	1.07
110	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	32.5	1.48
111	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	32.1	1.47
=112	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	31.9	1.92
=112	UkraineUKREastern Europe	31.9	1.34
114	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.5	1.75
=115	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	31.3	1.60
=115	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	31.3	1.41
117	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	31.0	1.20
118	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30.1	1.71
119	CanadaCANNorthern America	30.0	0.63
=120	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	29.8	1.37
=120	PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.8	0.66
122	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	29.6	2.69
123	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	29.4	1.85
124	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	28.9	0.79
125	JapanJPNEastern Asia	28.7	1.16
126	FranceFRAWestern Europe	28.6	0.51
127	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	28.2	2.09
128	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	28.1	0.78
129	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.7	0.87
130	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	26.9	0.83
131	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.1	1.26
132	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	25.6	0.82
=133	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	25.3	1.16
=133	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	25.3	0.52
=133	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	25.3	0.72
136	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	24.5	0.85
=137	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	24.2	0.93
=137	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	24.2	0.78
139	BelarusBLREastern Europe	24.1	1.04
140	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	23.7	0.96
141	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	23.3	1.04
142	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	22.9	0.65
143	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	22.1	0.81

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Namibia65.8
2South Africa61.6
3Botswana56.8
4Eswatini56.7
5Brazil56.4

Lowest

143Denmark22.1
142Finland22.9
141Slovenia23.3
140Slovakia23.7
139Belarus24.1

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 39.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Standard error of the estimate (Gini points)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines5.51
LowestNew Zealand0.34
Middle country: 1.92

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −0countries joined / left
112values changed, of 136 in both
73 · 39rose · fell
24unchanged

Rose most

Slovakia22.2 → 23.7+1.5
Armenia37.8 → 39.2+1.4
Kyrgyzstan34.5 → 35.9+1.4
Sweden22.8 → 24.2+1.4
Czechia24.0 → 25.3+1.3

Fell most

Austria28.3 → 26.9−1.4
Poland30.8 → 29.8−1.0
Ethiopia34.9 → 34.4−0.5
Netherlands26.5 → 26.1−0.4
Azerbaijan32.2 → 31.9−0.3

+ Albania

+ Cameroon

+ Djibouti

+ Mozambique

+ Papua New Guinea

+ Palestine

+ Syria

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from Frederick Solt’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1996.
119 distinct values among 143
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 36.9. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
Frederick Solt publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 143 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Frederick Solt, University of Iowa (1996). Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gini-disposable-income/1996

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